When Repression Backfires

Dr. Les Kurtz, professor of Sociology at George Mason University and author/editor of several books including, “The Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict,” explores the “paradox of repression,” – efforts by elites to repress a movement that often end up strengthening a civil resistance movement rather than weakening it. Examining key historic cases of “repression management” by activists, he episode choose your story hack shows how repression can erode a regime’s pillars of support, promote questions if not outright defections among power elites, and often become a turning point in leading toward a movement’s success. asdf